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you get a bird's eye view of the inferno in this manassas subdivision. neighbors say they saw smoke at this address at 3:00 p.m. and called 911. moments later house was engulfed. >> in about 15 minutes, it was completely gone. >> eight homes were damaged, three of them destroyed. high winds calls the burning embers to jump from one house to the next. >> the man who called this in, his house is now a burnt out shell. >> fighters got the blaze under control, but little is left. >> even the foundations caved in. >> the red cross is providing food and shelter, but with such conditions, neighbors are strain -- are staying on guard. >> we are trying to figure out what to do next. >> emergency management is here on the scene, trying to help these displaced families. they're also trying to help families in six -- to get in help with their insurance providers. it might take days to get to the bottom of this fire. >>> fire officials in fairfax county, but firmed three members of the same family died of smoke inhalation. they were killed when flames ripped to their
you get a bird's eye view of the inferno in this manassas subdivision. neighbors say they saw smoke at this address at 3:00 p.m. and called 911. moments later house was engulfed. >> in about 15 minutes, it was completely gone. >> eight homes were damaged, three of them destroyed. high winds calls the burning embers to jump from one house to the next. >> the man who called this in, his house is now a burnt out shell. >> fighters got the blaze under control, but little is...
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Sep 27, 2010
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and we think by evening you can see by 11:00 some showers out to manassas. heavier activity to the south and east. but for the most part in the immediate metro area i think we will escape with good old fashion rain which we really need. tomorrow morning, showers will end. breezy and mild. i'd go ahead and prepare for a wet commute, though. 65 to 75 for temperatures and by afternoon, decreasing cloudiness, breezy and mild. highs of 80. warm wind southwest at 10 to 15. we will break down tomorrow. an umbrella in the morning and sunglasses in the afternoon. 80 by evening across the board. and then we are looking at temperatures maybe heavier rain on thursday and then look at the fall in the 60s on friday for football and fall for fairfax. >> thank you, sir. >>> from the weird news file, what in the world could drive a sane person to dye the family cat pink? i did it to match my hair says natasha. last saturday they found a pink kitty wandering around the garden. turns u.s. it was owned by a 22- year-old woman named natasha that said she got the idea from an ame
and we think by evening you can see by 11:00 some showers out to manassas. heavier activity to the south and east. but for the most part in the immediate metro area i think we will escape with good old fashion rain which we really need. tomorrow morning, showers will end. breezy and mild. i'd go ahead and prepare for a wet commute, though. 65 to 75 for temperatures and by afternoon, decreasing cloudiness, breezy and mild. highs of 80. warm wind southwest at 10 to 15. we will break down...
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Sep 24, 2010
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. -- 93 manassas. for on the a nice night for baseball. the braves are in town. clear to partly cloudy, breezy an mild. 84 to 72. and winds will continue out of the southwest at 10 to 15. between the winds and the low humidity it is making it bearable, not like a humid day in july. lows 65 in gaithersburg. 67 rockville. i think downtown and around the beltway, you are probably around 70 to the low 70s. out to college park you are 68. 66 in fairfax. 66 reston and 65 also in leesburg. not bad. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy and warm. slight chance of a shower. temperatures 60s and 70s. don't change your plans. winds southwesterly at 10 to 15. by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy. still plenty warm. spotlight chance of a shower. highs 84 to 88. and winds out of the northwest at 10 to 15. we should be in the upper 70s this time of the year. we will zoom in on this skinny line of showers moving through detroit approaching pittsburgh and back in to kentucky. that's the cold front that will give us a
. -- 93 manassas. for on the a nice night for baseball. the braves are in town. clear to partly cloudy, breezy an mild. 84 to 72. and winds will continue out of the southwest at 10 to 15. between the winds and the low humidity it is making it bearable, not like a humid day in july. lows 65 in gaithersburg. 67 rockville. i think downtown and around the beltway, you are probably around 70 to the low 70s. out to college park you are 68. 66 in fairfax. 66 reston and 65 also in leesburg. not bad....
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Sep 23, 2010
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mostly sunny skies. 89 right now at nationals. 91 manassas. 90 in leesburg. and still, 95 here in fredericksburg. now, for tonight, we're looking at, well, an isolated shower or thunderstorm. otherwise clear and mild. 64 to about 72. and the winds are southwest at 10. we'll show you the live doppler 9,000. we've got to look closely with me. it really is diminishing now. with a pretty good storm, running through about the leesburg area again, going into fairfax. for and now, everything is calming down. we'll zoom in. we'll go south of town, down towards the airport. just a couple of sprinkles around nationals. a couple of sprinkles around 35 and that's it. but remember, if row have our weather app, you can track this -- but remember, if you have our weather app, you can track this all the time. we'll talk about tomorrow morning. mostly sunny and very warm. 70s, 80s. winds are out of the southwest at 10. by the afternoon, winds will pick up. mostly sunny, breezy, hot. record highs are possible. high temperatures neither 95. winds are out of the southwest from 1
mostly sunny skies. 89 right now at nationals. 91 manassas. 90 in leesburg. and still, 95 here in fredericksburg. now, for tonight, we're looking at, well, an isolated shower or thunderstorm. otherwise clear and mild. 64 to about 72. and the winds are southwest at 10. we'll show you the live doppler 9,000. we've got to look closely with me. it really is diminishing now. with a pretty good storm, running through about the leesburg area again, going into fairfax. for and now, everything is...
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Sep 24, 2010
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it's not required in the city of manassas. even homes built today are not required to string sprinklers. >>> a break in the murder case of a d.c. waiter and college student. officers arrested a 16-year-old gang member. neil godleski was shot to death at sherman circle in northwest. police believe the killer is eric foreman from northeast. officers say foreman tried to rob godleski before shooting him several times august 20 second. foreman who is now 17 is being charged -- 22nd. foreman who is now 17 is being charged as an adult. >>> two people taken to the hospital after a two car collision getting hit by a ride on boss in kensington at 7 -- one of the injured people was in the bus. the other was in one of the cars. the intersection was shut down for a while, no word on the cause of the crash. >>> the first congressional hearing on the national transportation safety board's report concerning the deadly 2009 metrorail collision was held today. officials testified about the accident and the progress of safety procedures and ope
it's not required in the city of manassas. even homes built today are not required to string sprinklers. >>> a break in the murder case of a d.c. waiter and college student. officers arrested a 16-year-old gang member. neil godleski was shot to death at sherman circle in northwest. police believe the killer is eric foreman from northeast. officers say foreman tried to rob godleski before shooting him several times august 20 second. foreman who is now 17 is being charged -- 22nd....
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Sep 23, 2010
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-- intense homes in manassas. foured a jay sent homes were serious -- adjacent homes were seriously injured. medic units were on the scene. and our surae chinn has made it there too. what do you know, surae? >> reporter: you know you have been seeing from sky 9, these incredible pictures of three homes destroyed by fire. we know that there were four other homes affected because of fire spread so quickly to the other homes. and they are moderately damaged right now. and the firefighters, as you can see, they are still here at this moment. and we have assistant chief from the manassas city, limiting here to tell us a little bit more about what happened. >> all right. >> we received a call shortly after 3:00 p.m.
-- intense homes in manassas. foured a jay sent homes were serious -- adjacent homes were seriously injured. medic units were on the scene. and our surae chinn has made it there too. what do you know, surae? >> reporter: you know you have been seeing from sky 9, these incredible pictures of three homes destroyed by fire. we know that there were four other homes affected because of fire spread so quickly to the other homes. and they are moderately damaged right now. and the firefighters,...
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Sep 24, 2010
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right now, still 97 at national. 95 in manassas. 96 fredericksburg. so temperatures almost 20 degrees above average. when you get temperatures 20 degrees either side of average you are rewriting the record books and that's the truth. tonight, clear to partly cloudy skies. breezy and mild. low 60s in the suburbs. low 70s downtown and winds continue southwesterly 10 to 15 overnight which will make it feel more comfortable. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy and warm. slight chance of a shower. 60s and 70s to start and winds, again, southwesterly at 10 to 15. by afternoon, the frontal system will go through us and the winds will kick and become northwesterly at 10 to 15 but still warm. highs 84 to 88 and a slight chance of a shower. of course that is ten degrees cooler than today so a little improvement. look at the highs tomorrow. 867 gaithersburg -- 87 gaithersburg. 88 andrews and springfield. off to the west, plenty of upper 80s. 87 reston. 86 sterling and leesburg. satellite picture, radar combined. you see the skinny line of showers. that's the
right now, still 97 at national. 95 in manassas. 96 fredericksburg. so temperatures almost 20 degrees above average. when you get temperatures 20 degrees either side of average you are rewriting the record books and that's the truth. tonight, clear to partly cloudy skies. breezy and mild. low 60s in the suburbs. low 70s downtown and winds continue southwesterly 10 to 15 overnight which will make it feel more comfortable. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy and warm. slight chance of a...
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the fire broke out in a manassas subdivision called sumner lake. these home are located in the 8300 block of tillett loop. at least five other home have been damaged. firefighters have tried to stop the flame from spreading by spraying other house in the subdivision with water. the flames were still visible and shooting from the homes less than 30 minutes ago with smoke seen from seven miles away. the hop has been call to the scene now. it's not yet clear why so far there have been no confirmed reports of any injuries. >>> joe robertson with the fire department joins us now on the phone. what can you tell us i
the fire broke out in a manassas subdivision called sumner lake. these home are located in the 8300 block of tillett loop. at least five other home have been damaged. firefighters have tried to stop the flame from spreading by spraying other house in the subdivision with water. the flames were still visible and shooting from the homes less than 30 minutes ago with smoke seen from seven miles away. the hop has been call to the scene now. it's not yet clear why so far there have been no confirmed...
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Sep 25, 2010
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today we've obtained the 911 calls placed from tillett loop in manassas. fox 5's bob barnard with the worried voices behind the dramatic pictures of yesterday's fire. >> reporter: as soon as the first smoke and flames appeared, the calls started coming in. >> 911. where is your emergency? >> there's a house burning in su you tell where the fire is? >> it looks like it's in the rear of the house. >> okay. like the deck or something? >> i can't tell. i'm down the street and i mean it's just plumes of black smoke now, the whole pretty much neighborhood getting engulfed in black smoke right now. >> reporter: a young man inside the house where the fire started was the first to call. >> 911. where is your emergency? >> come quick, come quick! fire, fire. >> reporter: it's the 8300 block of tillett loop in manassas, his house the middle of three that would be eventually destroyed. >> what's on fire? >> my deck, my house! >> your house is on fire? >> it's spreading quick. >> get everybody out, okay? i'm going to get units out this. >> hurry, hurry. >> reporter: he
today we've obtained the 911 calls placed from tillett loop in manassas. fox 5's bob barnard with the worried voices behind the dramatic pictures of yesterday's fire. >> reporter: as soon as the first smoke and flames appeared, the calls started coming in. >> 911. where is your emergency? >> there's a house burning in su you tell where the fire is? >> it looks like it's in the rear of the house. >> okay. like the deck or something? >> i can't tell. i'm down...
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Sep 22, 2010
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right now 91 downtown. 88 in manassas. that's where they've had some showers but 93 in fredericksberg and 94 in hagerstown. for tonight, you're looking at a severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00. early storms and some heavy. otherwise partly cloudy and mild, lows of 64 to 72 downtown. winds will turn northwest at 10. the cold front doesn't go through to produce the northwest winds but a trough of low pressure will kick the winds to the west. the cold front doesn't make it here and so we'll be hot tomorrow and on friday. let's look at live doppler 9000. you can access at wusa9.com or down load our application for the iphone. the weather app is great. it's quiet across most of the metro area. we do have severe thunderstorm warnings in adams and pennsylvania and somerset. and we have storms just forming in the last 20 minutes or so. this one will head toward leesberg. it will produce heavy rains. don't see any hail but heavy rains a good bet. rainfall rains 1-2 inches per hour with that tiny storm. now we'll jump the river an
right now 91 downtown. 88 in manassas. that's where they've had some showers but 93 in fredericksberg and 94 in hagerstown. for tonight, you're looking at a severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00. early storms and some heavy. otherwise partly cloudy and mild, lows of 64 to 72 downtown. winds will turn northwest at 10. the cold front doesn't go through to produce the northwest winds but a trough of low pressure will kick the winds to the west. the cold front doesn't make it here and so we'll be...
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Sep 24, 2010
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lanes are wide open out of manassas. as we continue to 395, so far so good from 95 past seminary making the way to the 18th street bridge. take you to the beltway in maryland where we have no complaints here north of the district from 95 to 270. an speaking of 270 southbound, going to find the lanes wide open from 109 to the split. back to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> flames ripped through a neighborhood forcing families our of their homes. it happened last night in manassas, virginia. this fire spread quickly between close-together homes in the 8300 block of tillotts loop. kristin fisher is joining us with more. >> the fire is out but the families are feeling the affects of this massive fire. three homes were destroyed t. eight more damaged. and the families that were living inside are being housed by the red cross. started around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. that's this when the fire broke out. neighbors heard a loud bang and saw two houses engulfed in flames an then the flames spread to eight houses total. neighbors sai
lanes are wide open out of manassas. as we continue to 395, so far so good from 95 past seminary making the way to the 18th street bridge. take you to the beltway in maryland where we have no complaints here north of the district from 95 to 270. an speaking of 270 southbound, going to find the lanes wide open from 109 to the split. back to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> flames ripped through a neighborhood forcing families our of their homes. it happened last night in manassas,...
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. >>> the city of manassas is cracking down after controversy over an adult-themed store in old town. the city council voted unanimously last night to regulate all sexually-oriented services in the city. they look to keep adults shops away from schools, libraries, and churches. >>> there is a plan to change east coast travel through high- speed rail. the plan will create high-speed tracks from highd.c. to boston by 200015. it would take 84 minutes from new york to boston. >> that is fast. >>> more matra repairs means more stations closing and delays. -- more metro repairs means more stations closing and delays. >>> an investigation in a maryland family's home. ♪ storyteller: little miss muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey. along came a burglar who broke into her home, and ransacked the place making off with several valuable tuffets. fortunately, geico had recently helped her with homeowners insurance. she got full replacement on her tuffets. the burglar was later captured when he was spotted with whey on his face. call geico and see how much you could save on homeowner
. >>> the city of manassas is cracking down after controversy over an adult-themed store in old town. the city council voted unanimously last night to regulate all sexually-oriented services in the city. they look to keep adults shops away from schools, libraries, and churches. >>> there is a plan to change east coast travel through high- speed rail. the plan will create high-speed tracks from highd.c. to boston by 200015. it would take 84 minutes from new york to boston....
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Sep 30, 2010
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in this area between gaithersburg and southwest towards reston and into shantilly and across 66 into manassas. they are adding insult to injury because rain fall rates are 1 to 2 inches per hour. we'll talk about the watches, again, the entire area under a flash flood watch. those are flood warnings in effect and that means flooding is occurring street or river flooding. in this case, street flooding. okay, here's what we think is going to happen. round 2, 2 to 3 inches. as far back as loudoun county through the district and then unfortunately, the bulls eye once again is going to be south and east of town into anne arundel county, st. mary's county, you can see an additional 3 to 5 inches of rain. i know you've already had between 6 and 10 inches, but get ready for round two. we'll break down the time frame, also talk about what that means for the morning commute. could friday morning be worse than thursday morning? back to you. >> topper, one of the hardest hit area was in calvert county, maryland, and that's where scott broome joins us. scott, just how bad are things where you are today? >
in this area between gaithersburg and southwest towards reston and into shantilly and across 66 into manassas. they are adding insult to injury because rain fall rates are 1 to 2 inches per hour. we'll talk about the watches, again, the entire area under a flash flood watch. those are flood warnings in effect and that means flooding is occurring street or river flooding. in this case, street flooding. okay, here's what we think is going to happen. round 2, 2 to 3 inches. as far back as loudoun...
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Sep 22, 2010
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manassas place say two teenagers did it. the victim was taking photos of the canterbury village shopping center for one of the owners there. the two teenagers kicked and stabbed him when he refused to turn over his camera. >>> the republicans filibuster the efforts to remove the policy that lets gays serve if they don't tell anybody. they argued over letting a bill on defense spending go to a full senate debate. democrats needed 60 votes but republicans defeated it 56-43. >> secretary gates a republican tea sides this policy must change because there is an election coming up? of course not. it is because they reached a conclusion, the policy needs to change. >> ma year 2000 leader harry reid says he will bring the issue up again in the lame duck session after the mid-term elections. soy a virginia chiropractor would treated members the washington capitals has pleaded guilty to steroid charges in florida. douglas nagel had an office in the ballston common mall where the capitals practice facility is located. three players say
manassas place say two teenagers did it. the victim was taking photos of the canterbury village shopping center for one of the owners there. the two teenagers kicked and stabbed him when he refused to turn over his camera. >>> the republicans filibuster the efforts to remove the policy that lets gays serve if they don't tell anybody. they argued over letting a bill on defense spending go to a full senate debate. democrats needed 60 votes but republicans defeated it 56-43. >>...
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in manassas, news4. >>> now the fire marshal say while the home are close to each other they don't violate any codes and were built according to rules in place at the time. pa >>> for the first time in nearly 100 years, virginia has executed a woman. teresa lewis was pronounced dead from a lethal injection at 9:13 last night at the greensville correctional center in jarrett. she hired two men to kill her husband and stepson in south side virginia, back in 2002. in her final words, lewis told her late husband's daughter that she loved her and that she was very sorry. >>> a few months ago the national transportation safety board blasted them over safety issues. now they have praise for the transit agenc the gains its made in the past year. the head of the ntsb testified before a congressional hearing yeerday. she said metro rail and its system is significantly safer. now than it was in the past year when a train crash on the red line killed nine people and injured dozens of others. >> they have ne a lot of learning in the last year plus. and i believe that the metro board wasvery willing to
in manassas, news4. >>> now the fire marshal say while the home are close to each other they don't violate any codes and were built according to rules in place at the time. pa >>> for the first time in nearly 100 years, virginia has executed a woman. teresa lewis was pronounced dead from a lethal injection at 9:13 last night at the greensville correctional center in jarrett. she hired two men to kill her husband and stepson in south side virginia, back in 2002. in her final...
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Sep 29, 2010
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manassas 57 degrees. dry air, very comfortable outside. open the window, it is a pleasant day. high temperatures around middle 70's. tomorrow it will be warmer, because tropical moisture is moving our way. further to our west, clear skies. the green you see is from rain showers. a lot more is to come behind it. we will see the clouds increase throughout the morning in midday. later tonight, midnight until noon, the heaviest rain. 75-80 degrees tomorrow. we will clear back out on friday and into the weekend. it looks very pleasant and similar to fall. a lot of sunshine. this is what we are waiting for. a little bit of moisture. some of that can be too much and turn into flooding, that is tomorrow. >>> we are waiting for quiet stuff. note issues to report for metrorail. -- no issues to report for metro rail. do not go near 16th street this morning because of the apartment fire there. >>> thanks. fire there. >>> thanks. 58 more bold flavor!onds! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is..
manassas 57 degrees. dry air, very comfortable outside. open the window, it is a pleasant day. high temperatures around middle 70's. tomorrow it will be warmer, because tropical moisture is moving our way. further to our west, clear skies. the green you see is from rain showers. a lot more is to come behind it. we will see the clouds increase throughout the morning in midday. later tonight, midnight until noon, the heaviest rain. 75-80 degrees tomorrow. we will clear back out on friday and into...
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Sep 23, 2010
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eastbound 66 slowing in manassas and again from 50 to 13 and after nutley street to the beltway. >>> we need some help this morning with our radiothon with our partners, mix 10 #.#. >> we are triking to help raise machiney for the children's national medical center. that is where tony perkins is this morning. good morning. >> how is it going out there? >> good morning to both of you. i cannot believe a year has gone by since we were last ear at the children's in the medical center. it is the mix for kids radiothon. fox 5 is one of the media partners with 107.3. we are happy to be here and tell you about the amazing work they do here. some 3 # 0,000 children every year are taken care of here. it is a big operation. it take a lot of money to do it. and that is what this whole event is about, raising money for the folk here and the work they to. the jack diamond morning show is under way. jack diamond himself is under the we are. we hope you feel better. we know he would love to be here. we have carson here in his place. >> i am here and it is an honor. >> i'm thrilled to work with you.
eastbound 66 slowing in manassas and again from 50 to 13 and after nutley street to the beltway. >>> we need some help this morning with our radiothon with our partners, mix 10 #.#. >> we are triking to help raise machiney for the children's national medical center. that is where tony perkins is this morning. good morning. >> how is it going out there? >> good morning to both of you. i cannot believe a year has gone by since we were last ear at the children's in the...
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ght now it's 76 in hagerstown ahagerstown. 73 in manassas. 71 in arlington. here's a look at the radar. one or two lone some sprinkles. they are falling apart as they come out of the mountains. not much of a rain drop in washington. after that look at the cooler air back up to our north and west. 49 in nneapolis right now. nice taste of coer air coming our way. arrives tomorrow and sticks around for the first half of the week or so. the front won't make it too far down to the south. that will play a big part in our forecast. the front lays down in southeastern virginia, little ripple of low pressure comes along with it. sunrise torrow morning cloudy skies tomorrow morning. south of town, fredericksburg, stafford, spotsylvania, southern maryland might get a sprine as early as early afternoon tomorrow here in the washington area. our steadier rains arrive after sundown. monday and tuesday looks like soakers. today partly sunny quite warm. tomorrow the complete turn around clouds on the increase, cooler tomorrow, a risk of some showers late in the day. highs tom
ght now it's 76 in hagerstown ahagerstown. 73 in manassas. 71 in arlington. here's a look at the radar. one or two lone some sprinkles. they are falling apart as they come out of the mountains. not much of a rain drop in washington. after that look at the cooler air back up to our north and west. 49 in nneapolis right now. nice taste of coer air coming our way. arrives tomorrow and sticks around for the first half of the week or so. the front won't make it too far down to the south. that will...
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Sep 25, 2010
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. >> i'm out hire at tillett loop in manassas. there's a house -- here at tillett loop in manassas. there's a house on fire. >> can you tell where the fire is? >> it looks like it's in the rear of the house. >> like the deck or something? >> i can't tell. i'm down the street and i mean it's just plumes of black smoke now, the whole pretty much neighborhood getting engulfed in black smoke right now. >> reporter: the first call comes from a young man inside the house where the fire started. >> 911. where is your emergency? >> come quick. come quick. fire, fire, fire. >> where? >> reporter: it's the 8300 block of tillett loop. he's in the middle of three houses that would eventually be destroyed. >> what's on fire? >> my deck, my house! >> your house is on fire? >> it's spreading quick. >> okay. get everybody out, okay? i got to get units out there, okay? >> hurry, hurry. >> reporter: he was home alone. >> what's on fire? >> the backdoor. >> the backdoor? >> the backdoor. >> the backyard is on fire. >> reporter: coughing from the smoke the young man clearly knows it's a bad one. >> my
. >> i'm out hire at tillett loop in manassas. there's a house -- here at tillett loop in manassas. there's a house on fire. >> can you tell where the fire is? >> it looks like it's in the rear of the house. >> like the deck or something? >> i can't tell. i'm down the street and i mean it's just plumes of black smoke now, the whole pretty much neighborhood getting engulfed in black smoke right now. >> reporter: the first call comes from a young man inside the...
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Sep 27, 2010
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frederick, leesburg, manassas. there's some activity around the beltway in montgomery county and fairfax county but doesn't appear the heaviest access to rain will set up to the west of the immediate metro area. through the night it is cloudy with showers. heavy activity goes in the mountains. some of us will have a wet commute tomorrow. i'd plan on a wet commute and extra time too. through the day the showers give way to sunshine as we get in to the afternoon hours. and pretty warm day tomorrow. lows tonight, sticky really. 70 downtown. 66 in rockville, 65 gaithersburg. and some 60s to the west. 66 fairfax and reston but everybody is pretty much between 65 and 70. level playing field. tomorrow morning, showers ending. breezy and mild. 55 to 75. and by afternoon, decreasing clouds. some sun. highs around 80 and winds southwesterly at 10 to 15. so let's talk about breaking down tomorrow now. rain and showers in the morning, 72. nice by lunchtime. clouds on the way out and warm, 80 by everyone evening. a strong finis
frederick, leesburg, manassas. there's some activity around the beltway in montgomery county and fairfax county but doesn't appear the heaviest access to rain will set up to the west of the immediate metro area. through the night it is cloudy with showers. heavy activity goes in the mountains. some of us will have a wet commute tomorrow. i'd plan on a wet commute and extra time too. through the day the showers give way to sunshine as we get in to the afternoon hours. and pretty warm day...
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we're in manassas. must be civil war re-enactors. they got that going on too. we've got homemade ice cream because nothing says ice ream like inches of rain, right never bad weather for ice cream. we'll take a look at that as well. as i was saying before, they've got all these wonderful artists and vendors that will be out here. we'll give you the information so you can come be a part of this. come this thursday, weather is all everyone is talking about. watches, warnings, flash flooding, tornadoes, how it is impacting traffic. we've got it all and we've get it all coming up after the break. fox 5 morning news. stay with us. equals chili's $20 dinner for two. share one of five appetizers, like our famous texas cheese fries. then choose two freshly prepared entrees from 14 chili's favorites, like our chicken crispers with new sweet & smoky sae, r new slow-smoked honey chipotle baby back ribs, or grilled all-white meat chicken fajitas served or a bed of sizzling peppers and onions. grab a friend and t one appetizer plus two entrees with chili's $20 dinner for two
we're in manassas. must be civil war re-enactors. they got that going on too. we've got homemade ice cream because nothing says ice ream like inches of rain, right never bad weather for ice cream. we'll take a look at that as well. as i was saying before, they've got all these wonderful artists and vendors that will be out here. we'll give you the information so you can come be a part of this. come this thursday, weather is all everyone is talking about. watches, warnings, flash flooding,...
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the flames broke out in one house and spread through parts of that manassas neighborhood within a matter of minutes. fox 5's bob barnard is there tonight on the still dropping story. >> reporter: this fire still smoldering seven hours later. you can see fire crews putting water on some hotspots. in the middle the house that was there is gone. on either side two others destroyed. take a look at this thing from the air. sky fox above the raging infernos around 4:00, three homes up in flames, but the scores of firefighters called to the scene, it's a losing battle for them. later from the ground the 8300 block of tillett loop in manassas looks like something here exploded destroying those three homes, the heat damaging several others. >> when there's that much fire, you need a lot of water, hoses and personnel to patrol it. >> reporter: this house was barely spared. >> looks crazy, like a war. thank god, nobody got hurt. >> reporter: two people did suffer minor injuries, one woman hospitalized from the shock of seeing this, her home basically destroyed. this is her husband. >> we feel bad,
the flames broke out in one house and spread through parts of that manassas neighborhood within a matter of minutes. fox 5's bob barnard is there tonight on the still dropping story. >> reporter: this fire still smoldering seven hours later. you can see fire crews putting water on some hotspots. in the middle the house that was there is gone. on either side two others destroyed. take a look at this thing from the air. sky fox above the raging infernos around 4:00, three homes up in...
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hagerstown 54 and manassas a more reasonable 63. here in washington 68. partly cloudy. dew points have really come up. yesterday they were in the mid- 40s and now in the 50s. it's going to feel a lot like summer with a south wind at 9 miles per hour and those afternoon highs near 90. thanks to a high pressure in out upper levels of the atmosphere and cold front to the west. that front produced severe weather in chicago. showers and storms, up across from the st. lawrence valley back towards missouri at this hour. and we're going to be south of the boundary for the next several days. that means the warmth is building. the heat and humidity is headed our way. we'll watch the front come down with showers and storms especially north of the mason- dixon line. tomorrow, cabs rule out an afternoon shower or storm but for the most part they will few and far between. looks like in the next week or two things are change and we'll have more opportunity for rain. the seven-day forecast, not as wet as we would like it and hot too. 90 today. fall begins at 11:09 tonight. 90 tomorrow.
hagerstown 54 and manassas a more reasonable 63. here in washington 68. partly cloudy. dew points have really come up. yesterday they were in the mid- 40s and now in the 50s. it's going to feel a lot like summer with a south wind at 9 miles per hour and those afternoon highs near 90. thanks to a high pressure in out upper levels of the atmosphere and cold front to the west. that front produced severe weather in chicago. showers and storms, up across from the st. lawrence valley back towards...
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and heavier downpours right around manassas and centerville. those around 66 and out there on route 7 as well. watch out in that location. then out towards damascus andu frederick as well as mount airy. that's another area of storminess as well with very heavy downpours. they'll come through and drop a quick amount of rain in 20 to 30 minutes, then they'll exit. down towards st. mary's county, you'll continue to see some very heavy rain there and more rain on the way. look at this flow of moisture coming straight from the atlantic through north carolina, through southern virginia and then right up the i-95 corridor. that's the remnants of opical storm nicole that will be on our doorstep coming up in the next couple of hours. that's why we still have that flash flood watchn effect for everybody all the way through tonight and some areas still dealing with fash flood warnings from a little bit earlier. i'll be back later on to let you know what's next for the weekend. >> oh, dear. >> a dramaticescue in the district today after several drivers go
and heavier downpours right around manassas and centerville. those around 66 and out there on route 7 as well. watch out in that location. then out towards damascus andu frederick as well as mount airy. that's another area of storminess as well with very heavy downpours. they'll come through and drop a quick amount of rain in 20 to 30 minutes, then they'll exit. down towards st. mary's county, you'll continue to see some very heavy rain there and more rain on the way. look at this flow of...
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. >>> 66 eastbound in manassas, there's traffic. between 5123 as well. -- between 50 and 123. 95 looks good in baltimore and richmond. >>> a major upset in the race to be the district's next mayor. this morning it appears vincent gray will unseat adrian fenty. 90% increase since reporting, vincent gray has 53% of the vote. adrian fenty and conceded the race a few hours ago. >> we have live team coverage from both candidates headquarters. courtney robinson is following what is next for the fenty campaign, but we begin with pamela brown, following the man who will take the reins of the nation's capital. >> he spoke to a crowd early this morning at the washington corridor tel. he says is focus moving for is to bring district residents together, unites them, and create one city. his focus will be on community engagement and collaboration. he emphasized that reforms will continue with him at the helm, but he said there will be changes. he hinted that the school chancellor's days are over. he wants someone who will orix "with" teachers an
. >>> 66 eastbound in manassas, there's traffic. between 5123 as well. -- between 50 and 123. 95 looks good in baltimore and richmond. >>> a major upset in the race to be the district's next mayor. this morning it appears vincent gray will unseat adrian fenty. 90% increase since reporting, vincent gray has 53% of the vote. adrian fenty and conceded the race a few hours ago. >> we have live team coverage from both candidates headquarters. courtney robinson is following...
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right now just to the south of manassas, so coming through the manassas area shortly, just to the west of la plata, seeing some heavy rain as well. let's go to vipir. quick look at vipir, we'll show you that there is so much moisture, folks, we've got another several hours to get through. the worst of our weather will be during the morning hours, including areas of heavy rain. so during the morning hours expect another couple of inches of rainfall across much of the region. now let's go to -- back to the graphics. max 2, and the area covered by a flash flood warning. that's the counties that you see in the brownish color, that reddish brown color, that is a flash flood warning in effect. generally speaking, it's into late morning, early afternoon, depending on the county you are in. then off to the east in green, that's a flood warning until 10:00 this morning. flooding has been observed. wind gusts not so bad across washington. the worst up to the east. ocean city, and this will increase during the day. and a wind advisory for gusts up to 45-50 miles per hour. that is in effect until
right now just to the south of manassas, so coming through the manassas area shortly, just to the west of la plata, seeing some heavy rain as well. let's go to vipir. quick look at vipir, we'll show you that there is so much moisture, folks, we've got another several hours to get through. the worst of our weather will be during the morning hours, including areas of heavy rain. so during the morning hours expect another couple of inches of rainfall across much of the region. now let's go to --...
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Sep 28, 2010
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in rockfield, 54 in gaithersburg, 56 in bowie, 55 in sterling, and 54 out towards leesburg and 56 in manassas. wednesday morning, good start, 50s and 60s. by afternoon clouds come in quickly. increasing cloudiness, a little bit cooler because of that. high temperatures near 75, winds turn a little bit east- southeasterly at about 10. here's the satellite picture and here is what could become nicole. still just a tropical depression but again has so much moisture with it it doesn't matter. winds don't really affect us anyway with these kinds of systems. it's the heavy rain. here's what we call the spaghetti plot. we look for confluence and we have four models taking this storm essentially west of d.c. so if i had to draw a bull's- eye in terms of heavy rainfall i would draw it west of 95 over to east of i81. that's going to be the bull's- eye for the storm. we will talk about the accumulated rainfall precipitation. check this out. i think howard showed you this at noon. it hasn't really changed much. you can see a tremendous amount of rain from d.c. all the way back essentially to i81. we are
in rockfield, 54 in gaithersburg, 56 in bowie, 55 in sterling, and 54 out towards leesburg and 56 in manassas. wednesday morning, good start, 50s and 60s. by afternoon clouds come in quickly. increasing cloudiness, a little bit cooler because of that. high temperatures near 75, winds turn a little bit east- southeasterly at about 10. here's the satellite picture and here is what could become nicole. still just a tropical depression but again has so much moisture with it it doesn't matter. winds...
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Sep 29, 2010
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we still have delays out in manassas traveling between the two 4 interchanges. show traffic at the beltway. no problems reported traveling between annandale and merrifield. top side of the beltway gridlocked right now. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> let's get more now on the situation yuley was talking about. several people injured in a fire on 16th street. >> sarah simmons has been there live for us throughout the morning. what is the latest? >> reporter: the latest is the fire is out. investigators are in the process of looking into what exactly caused the fire. a very devastating fire. as you mentioned, several injuries that we are talking about here. we had eight people that were taken to the hospital. how serious are we talking about here? >> yes, ma'am being we have two in critical condition. the others are transported to several hospitals in the area, two to gw, one to children's hospital and five to medstar. >> sky what you saw when you got here. a pretty massive fire when you arrived on the scene. >> yes, ma'am. the alarm was received
we still have delays out in manassas traveling between the two 4 interchanges. show traffic at the beltway. no problems reported traveling between annandale and merrifield. top side of the beltway gridlocked right now. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> let's get more now on the situation yuley was talking about. several people injured in a fire on 16th street. >> sarah simmons has been there live for us throughout the morning. what is the latest? >>...
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it destroyed three hoops in tillet loop in manassas. it grew to three alarms before firefighters got it under control. ee rain reyes is live with the cleanup. >> good morning, joe. the cause of the fire is sll under investigation. let me step out of the way. firefighters are actually still here on the scene just watching out for hot spots. they have the hose on because there are several smy areas. 11 hnts were displaced and th red cross is helping them. again, this was a three-alarm fire that took two hours to bring under control. the fire started at a home on tillet loop at 3:00 yesterday afternoon. firefighters say the wind caused the fire to sprea two people at th scene yesterday were treated for minor injuries. >> i ran to the guy's house. he was in the house. like a teenager of some sort. heas in a panic trying to call the fire department. i told him you have to get out of the house. iwent to the garage. i looked through the house and the whole back of the house was on fire already. >> again, three homes. a -- three homes damaged b
it destroyed three hoops in tillet loop in manassas. it grew to three alarms before firefighters got it under control. ee rain reyes is live with the cleanup. >> good morning, joe. the cause of the fire is sll under investigation. let me step out of the way. firefighters are actually still here on the scene just watching out for hot spots. they have the hose on because there are several smy areas. 11 hnts were displaced and th red cross is helping them. again, this was a three-alarm fire...
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main lanes not so much. 66 inbound near manassas, accident. fire and rescue headed there. prince george's county, capital beltway, andrews, smooth saing so far. good news is, as you travel from i-, colle park to wilson bridge, travel lanes open. joe, uen. >> thanks very much, jerry. >>> a strange case of vandalism in one local county. police say the cars targeted have one thing in common. >>> metro announced it will be perfoing trck work during the day. find out when and where and whether this construction project will slow you down. >>> construion project near wilson bridge ends early. new traffic patterns in place. live with this traffic alert next. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up lening strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen colle tuition for fo years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one s
main lanes not so much. 66 inbound near manassas, accident. fire and rescue headed there. prince george's county, capital beltway, andrews, smooth saing so far. good news is, as you travel from i-, colle park to wilson bridge, travel lanes open. joe, uen. >> thanks very much, jerry. >>> a strange case of vandalism in one local county. police say the cars targeted have one thing in common. >>> metro announced it will be perfoing trck work during the day. find out when and...
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now, firefighters want to know what started this massive fire in manassas. as many as 16 people have been forced from their homes because of this fire. the fire broke out around 3:30 yesterday afternoon along tillot loop. one woman was taken to the hospital from just the shock of seeing her home burned to the ground. it took firefighters an hour and a half to bring that blaze under control. they believe the fire started in the middle house and then quickly spread in both directions from there. now, again, three homes were destroyed. five others were damaged. and the red cross is helping displaced families find temporary shelter. still no word on what started a fire that killed a virginia mother and two of her children. ally anderson saved three of her children as her lorton town home burned on wednesday. she managed to lower them out a window down to their uncle but then she went back to get her youngest sons but neither she nor her sons made it out. neighbors tried to help out but couldn't get inside because the fire was too intense. >>> for the first time
now, firefighters want to know what started this massive fire in manassas. as many as 16 people have been forced from their homes because of this fire. the fire broke out around 3:30 yesterday afternoon along tillot loop. one woman was taken to the hospital from just the shock of seeing her home burned to the ground. it took firefighters an hour and a half to bring that blaze under control. they believe the fire started in the middle house and then quickly spread in both directions from there....
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manassas coming in at 61. there's that moisture train coming right out of the gulf coast, right out of the caribbean and the therein. right up into our region. so we have a lot of rain to go before it's all said and done with. the main area of low pressure will continue to make its way toward the north through the night tight and into the day tomorrow and intohe night tomorrow as well. once again, some areas could easily sigh upwds of two or four inches. that's why we have that flash flood watch in effect for everybody and even a coastal flood watch for those areas that lie along the chesapeake and the river as well. tonight, what can you expect this evening? light rain. that's going to be about i. that will come overnight into the night tonight and into the morning. some of it will be heavy tomorrow. then as we make our way through the day tomorrow, periods of rain, heavy early and then lighter rain early fler the afternoon and wind becoming gusty and then we'll see heavy rain tomorrow night. so really two ro
manassas coming in at 61. there's that moisture train coming right out of the gulf coast, right out of the caribbean and the therein. right up into our region. so we have a lot of rain to go before it's all said and done with. the main area of low pressure will continue to make its way toward the north through the night tight and into the day tomorrow and intohe night tomorrow as well. once again, some areas could easily sigh upwds of two or four inches. that's why we have that flash flood...
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. >>> we do know the cause of this week's massive fire in manassas. investigators say a man threw cigarettes into the mulch of potted plants there. three homes were destroyed on tillette loop on thursday. no charges are being filed. the fire is being called accidental. >>> a strip mall in falls church is a total loss. flames gutted the two story building on annandale road. the mall was evacuated just before part of the roof collapsed. no one was injured. investigators are trying to figure out how that fire started. >>> a frightening evening for folks living in one of the largest apartment buildings in southeast d.c. a man was shot and killed on a street in broad daylight. the two gunman ran into the building and that set off a door to door search. matt acland picks up the story. >> reporter: it happened right in the middle of the street. police focus much of their murder investigation on top of southern avenue as they collected evidence, two special teams called active shooter squads were called in to search this huge 12-story building. officers went
. >>> we do know the cause of this week's massive fire in manassas. investigators say a man threw cigarettes into the mulch of potted plants there. three homes were destroyed on tillette loop on thursday. no charges are being filed. the fire is being called accidental. >>> a strip mall in falls church is a total loss. flames gutted the two story building on annandale road. the mall was evacuated just before part of the roof collapsed. no one was injured. investigators are...
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to over northern virginia, manassas. that line of thunderstorms will continue a northerly movement and that will have heavy rain fall. i don't doubt, 1 to 2-inch rain fall per hour over the next several hours. we will fill in more rain here in washington through the next several hours. topper. >> let's look at the model now. this is our rain potential and again, you see the sharp edge of some pretty significant rain. an inch or so up to 5 inches of rain. that's why we are saying an additional 1 to 5 inches of rain is possible. so round 2, critical time. 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the bulls eye is east and southeast of town unfortunately and allow extra time tomorrow and please, if you can, tell commute, if you are lucky enough to do that. there will be more street flooding tomorrow. we love to have your pictures, e-mail them to photos, go on our facebook and dc flood if you would. now in addition to the rain, we have some winds. winds gusting to 28 miles per hour downtown. 32 miles per hour at easten and a 25-mile per hour
to over northern virginia, manassas. that line of thunderstorms will continue a northerly movement and that will have heavy rain fall. i don't doubt, 1 to 2-inch rain fall per hour over the next several hours. we will fill in more rain here in washington through the next several hours. topper. >> let's look at the model now. this is our rain potential and again, you see the sharp edge of some pretty significant rain. an inch or so up to 5 inches of rain. that's why we are saying an...
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east of manassas and southwestern fairfax county lifting to the north and head in to montgomery and prince georges and charles. we have shower activity there. and out to warrenton we see in faulkier county seeing heavity sures north of 29 coming up 17 to the plains here and marshall in a while. may market has a little rain along with gainesville to the south. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, as you can imagine, it is a wet one this morning. showers and drizzle. in the 60s. sun is coming up. watch for the folks at the bus stop. 72 by noon and showers and storms are possible later on this afternoon. highs in the mid to upper 70s south an we will see some breaks at times. tonight, more showers and storms. some could be strong to severe. you need to stay up on the weather on the. hopefully you have a weather radio to help you out. 65 to 70. sunset 6:57 and mainly morning showers and storms for you on tuesday. high temperatures around the 80- degree mark. in the mid-60s here in washington. low 70s south and 50s for the north and west. 59 winchester. the winds this morning are northernly. w
east of manassas and southwestern fairfax county lifting to the north and head in to montgomery and prince georges and charles. we have shower activity there. and out to warrenton we see in faulkier county seeing heavity sures north of 29 coming up 17 to the plains here and marshall in a while. may market has a little rain along with gainesville to the south. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, as you can imagine, it is a wet one this morning. showers and drizzle. in the 60s. sun is coming...
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winds out of the north at about 7 miles per hour, out in manassas right now, 77 opinion winchester 91. same thing with hagars town. as we move off the eastern shore, sasbury coming in at 77. other side of the chesapeake, 79 degrees. the clouds are coming from the west. look at this stream clouds right re, and then they come right into our area. during the afternoon today. to the south, plenty of sunshine, to the north, more sunshine. this was actually also a frontal boundary. these clouds are moving right along with that front. 77 to the north that front. to the south, richmond coming in at 88 degrees. raliegh, north carolina 83. south of the frontal boundary, the front will continue to move on down toward the south and east. this ar of low pressure will continue our very nice weather. we're going to have to watch out for our next sto system. the rain associated with this, mostly to the north. so if you live to the another, mae hagerstown, maybe frederick. maybe baltime, a shower frida night. most us should remain on the dry side. this does not have a lot of moisture associated with i
winds out of the north at about 7 miles per hour, out in manassas right now, 77 opinion winchester 91. same thing with hagars town. as we move off the eastern shore, sasbury coming in at 77. other side of the chesapeake, 79 degrees. the clouds are coming from the west. look at this stream clouds right re, and then they come right into our area. during the afternoon today. to the south, plenty of sunshine, to the north, more sunshine. this was actually also a frontal boundary. these clouds are...
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some rain is already falling in our area at i-66 out in manassas. tom says it could get really messy. >> we know how bad it gets back there from 66. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. september 28th, 120. we want to take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. it is 70 degrees. we had rain in the area area. few spots of flooding, tom mentioned. today we could get more rain. >> it got heavy at some points yesterday. tom told us there were small creek flooding in some areas yesterday. >> yeah, montgomery county because of foenl downpours. two to three inches fell there esterday afternoon. rain abated a bit. this morning we have had another surge of rain moving in west of interstate 95 in talkier, loudon county. radar showing also a little bit of circulation in the clouds. there may be some strong winds as the surge of rain comes through. northern faulkier, western fairfax, loudon, warren and clark county. that's heading to the panhandle west virginia. it's just skirting right near montgomery as well. this is all assoiated with an area of
some rain is already falling in our area at i-66 out in manassas. tom says it could get really messy. >> we know how bad it gets back there from 66. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. september 28th, 120. we want to take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. it is 70 degrees. we had rain in the area area. few spots of flooding, tom mentioned. today we could get more rain. >> it got heavy at some points yesterday. tom told us there were small creek...
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we'll continue to watch it for you right here. 94 degrees currently right now in the district. 91 in manassas. la plata, around 91. through the evenng tonight, you may see a rumble of thunder or two. isolated to scattered at best. not everybody trying to e these storms. temperature falling to 69 degrees by 7:00 a.m. my full forecast coming up. >> thank you. >>> a black hawkelicopter crash in southern afghanistan has claimed the life of a man from our area. brendan, a former silver spring resident, was one of ne u.s. military officials killed in the crash. he graduated from the naval academy in 2004 where he played lacrosse. he also played footballand baseball for dematha in hyattsville before grad waiting there in 1999. official have not disclosed the helicopter's mission. no word t on the cause of the crash either. >>> more detail about a tragic accident that kill a cyclist in prince george's county a woman riding her bike was run over by an suv early sunday morning. it happened at the intersection of landover road and campus way in largo near prince george's community college. pat collin is
we'll continue to watch it for you right here. 94 degrees currently right now in the district. 91 in manassas. la plata, around 91. through the evenng tonight, you may see a rumble of thunder or two. isolated to scattered at best. not everybody trying to e these storms. temperature falling to 69 degrees by 7:00 a.m. my full forecast coming up. >> thank you. >>> a black hawkelicopter crash in southern afghanistan has claimed the life of a man from our area. brendan, a former...
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., 78 in sterling, 79 in manassas, hagars town maryland coming in at 80. there's the frontal boundary that's made its way off the coast. it's not going to make its way far enough off the coast that we're not going to see rain make its way toward the area. tropical depression 16 is now down toward the caribbean. it could become tropical storm nicole. that doesn't matter. what matters is this moisture in the caribbean, also all this moisture in parts of florida as well. there's a ton of moistureere, and it's all expected to mve up toward the north. we're going to watch this closely to see where this storm goes. here's the front again, moving off the coast. watch wat happens, lookat all the rain already by tomorrow morning by the carolinas. tomorrow afternoon, showers around our region and then just plain rain and wind tmorrow night and into thursday. we could see a rainy and wet day thursday. not to mention winds gusting upwards of 30 to maybe 40 miles an hour, especially down near our coastal areas around the lmarva. this is a storm we're going to have to w
., 78 in sterling, 79 in manassas, hagars town maryland coming in at 80. there's the frontal boundary that's made its way off the coast. it's not going to make its way far enough off the coast that we're not going to see rain make its way toward the area. tropical depression 16 is now down toward the caribbean. it could become tropical storm nicole. that doesn't matter. what matters is this moisture in the caribbean, also all this moisture in parts of florida as well. there's a ton of...
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in manassas, police have a 15- year-old in custody after a brutal stabbing at a shopping center. they say to teenages beat an stabbed a photographer who was trying to take pictures of the canterbury village shopping center for the center's owner. people showing up at the mall started blowing their horns and that is when the suspects ran off. >>> the "washington post" is reporting kerry briggs resigned via e-mail last week with just 4 hours notice. school board is said to be stunned by her discussion to leave on such short notice. brig was appointed by mayor fenty. she says she inform the mayor of had he ever plans in mid- august. >>> a new twist now in the ongoing d.c. parks contracts controversy. mayor fenty's practice sternt brother omar karim was order to testify by a d.c. superior court judge. he is the president of badgerer ventures, the company that allegedly got million of dollars to manage parks and recreation creanter contracts. >> one of those was liberty law with we know great sums of money went into the perceived contractors and thnt went out to other firms. we wanted
in manassas, police have a 15- year-old in custody after a brutal stabbing at a shopping center. they say to teenages beat an stabbed a photographer who was trying to take pictures of the canterbury village shopping center for the center's owner. people showing up at the mall started blowing their horns and that is when the suspects ran off. >>> the "washington post" is reporting kerry briggs resigned via e-mail last week with just 4 hours notice. school board is said to be...
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manassas is at 63. frederick, maryland is at 61. cambridge, it is 7 # at this hour. your forecast for today, cloudy, cool but temperature where it should be really. about 74 degrees. rain heavy at times. could be a couple of thunderstorms later on today as well. five-day forecast, kind of an unsettled week. tomorrow, i think we start with rain. by afternoon, that rain is diminishing. 80degrees for your high. wednesday, partly cloudy skies. right now, it looks like rain is possible again on thursday. friday look to be a decent day, mostly sunny and 74. that is it. that is a look at what's happening with the we are. we've got a lot of problems on the roads out there. julie wright joins with us that. >> you are right waste got problems with standing water as well for those coming out of bowie. southbound 3, that ramp to head inbound on route 50 troubled with standing water. we have ahad three accept -- we've had three separate accidents. no incidents to report right now but a slow roll as you continue around from 95 college park headed around towards the exit for georgi
manassas is at 63. frederick, maryland is at 61. cambridge, it is 7 # at this hour. your forecast for today, cloudy, cool but temperature where it should be really. about 74 degrees. rain heavy at times. could be a couple of thunderstorms later on today as well. five-day forecast, kind of an unsettled week. tomorrow, i think we start with rain. by afternoon, that rain is diminishing. 80degrees for your high. wednesday, partly cloudy skies. right now, it looks like rain is possible again on...
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manassas is at 55. dulles at 59. frederick, maryland, 55 degrees there as well. satellite-radar for the region. we do have have awe few clouds coming through this morning. the front will be the cause of the breeziness. the wind will pick up and be out of the northwest. we'll get the breezy conditions, maybe 10, 15-mile per hour winds gusting up to 0 or 5 miles per hour. then, as we get all of that out of here, high pressure dominates again. then we'll have a beautiful wednesday. our next real weather system not until thursday when we could see some showers. but tomorrow, sunny and the bulk of the day today sunny as well. so your forecast looks like this. after some morning clouds, mostly sunny skies. breezy at times. high about 2 # degrees. wind will shift out of the northwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. -- high about 82 degrees. >>> more clouds build in and we could have showers thursday night into very early friday morning. we need the rain so we welcome it. friday, 81 degrees for a high. saturday, sunny and 80. not bad at all. look like a pretty good weekend s
manassas is at 55. dulles at 59. frederick, maryland, 55 degrees there as well. satellite-radar for the region. we do have have awe few clouds coming through this morning. the front will be the cause of the breeziness. the wind will pick up and be out of the northwest. we'll get the breezy conditions, maybe 10, 15-mile per hour winds gusting up to 0 or 5 miles per hour. then, as we get all of that out of here, high pressure dominates again. then we'll have a beautiful wednesday. our next real...
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it's wet coming in from manassas. south of the rails we go. metro, vre doing okay. >>> this is home video of that massive fire that ripped through the livestock exchange. take a look at this video. the volunteer firefighter who shot it says it was so intense you could see the flame from miles away. th livestockxchange is say local landmark on john marshall highway in marshall. news 4's tracee wilkins is on the scene with the very test. >> reporter: back out here at the livestock exchange. you can see here some flare-ups. but the good news is firefighters are still on stand by for issues like this. it apprs just because of the damage that this may have been where the fire started in this general area. this is where the livestock is actually kept for exchange. we're told by fire officials that when this happened there were 250 head of cattle inside of this area. it looks like about five perished in this fire. originally they thought maybe more than that. now they're saying five. what caused this is still under investigation. firefighters say the
it's wet coming in from manassas. south of the rails we go. metro, vre doing okay. >>> this is home video of that massive fire that ripped through the livestock exchange. take a look at this video. the volunteer firefighter who shot it says it was so intense you could see the flame from miles away. th livestockxchange is say local landmark on john marshall highway in marshall. news 4's tracee wilkins is on the scene with the very test. >> reporter: back out here at the livestock...
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there is moderate rain approach in manassas. a few areas of light rain in fairfax county, reston, chantilly and tysons corner and bethesda and prince george's county and southern maryland is light rain, stretching from brandywine and clinton and down into lexington park and across the potomac. this is good, more beneficial rain showers to start the day. there's a flash flood watch in effect until 8:00 a.m. for most of our region. we have an analog of rain and we are getting more this morning. some of it is at the. -- is heavy. the rain will continue to move to the northeast. skies should clear later at midday into the afternoon. let's break down the forecast. of what dew points felt that we will clear out first to the west and southwest. clearing last to the northeast of the middle. clearing from the southwest to the northeast. 83 this afternoon. becoming less humid. the rain is likely thursday it will be sunny on the weekends. now to lisa baden. >>>. plenty of traffic. yellow arrows are not good. and means heavy volume. there's
there is moderate rain approach in manassas. a few areas of light rain in fairfax county, reston, chantilly and tysons corner and bethesda and prince george's county and southern maryland is light rain, stretching from brandywine and clinton and down into lexington park and across the potomac. this is good, more beneficial rain showers to start the day. there's a flash flood watch in effect until 8:00 a.m. for most of our region. we have an analog of rain and we are getting more this morning....
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potomac mills in the hov looking at a southbound accident on the occoquan bridge. 66 east counseling in manassas and centreville. normal delays expected on route erville road.t let's look at the beltway traffic. there's a tractor-trailer on its side on 70 westbound, 70 disclosed westbound at 94. >>> authorities have a victim of a woman from her apartment and discovered a possible hoarding situation. the belongings are stretching for blocks off the route her northwest neighborhood. courtney robinson is live along 11th street with the story. we can see the evidence behind you. >> it goes all the way up and down 11th street. a massive amount of stuff that came from one moment. she lived in the three-story townhouse in northwest. she was evicted yesterday by the landlord for not paying the rent. if she recently lost her job. the landlord brought people to carry about the stuff. you are at a loss for words just looking at everything that is lining 11 street. neighbors are concerned about this. she says it is 15 years worth of stuff. her intention was sending it back to family members still living in
potomac mills in the hov looking at a southbound accident on the occoquan bridge. 66 east counseling in manassas and centreville. normal delays expected on route erville road.t let's look at the beltway traffic. there's a tractor-trailer on its side on 70 westbound, 70 disclosed westbound at 94. >>> authorities have a victim of a woman from her apartment and discovered a possible hoarding situation. the belongings are stretching for blocks off the route her northwest neighborhood....
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all lanes open on 395 getting to that point. 66 slow at manassas and centerville. back to you guys. we'll be right back with more on good morning, washington right after this. mmmmm... ( crash ) ♪ mmmmm... ( crash ) ♪ mmmmm... ( crash ) when you add velveeta to spicy rotel tomatoes and green chiles, you've got a queso so good, it'll blow 'em away. mmmmm... ( crash ) - ha ha ha! - woo! - dang! velveeta & rotel. man, that's good! >> at 6:55. one quick last look at weather and traffic. >> a traffic situation we've been dealing with in district heights, what's the latest with that? >> a stretch of marlboro pike still shut down between brooks drive and silver hill road. route four the best alternate route. 270 slow getting through hyattstown and germantown and back on the brakes at rockville headed toward the beltway. >> jim, we have rain developing in the midwest pushing its way toward us later on. locally and tonight after bedtime a little bit of rain. light. scattered in nature. not even falling every where. mostly along the mason-dixon line. otherwise dry through the middle of ne
all lanes open on 395 getting to that point. 66 slow at manassas and centerville. back to you guys. we'll be right back with more on good morning, washington right after this. mmmmm... ( crash ) ♪ mmmmm... ( crash ) ♪ mmmmm... ( crash ) when you add velveeta to spicy rotel tomatoes and green chiles, you've got a queso so good, it'll blow 'em away. mmmmm... ( crash ) - ha ha ha! - woo! - dang! velveeta & rotel. man, that's good! >> at 6:55. one quick last look at weather and...
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manassas, 52 degrees. gaithersburg, 54. frederick, 52. 64 in washington. i mentioned it will be another beautiful day and it is. our high temperatures back in the 80s. whole lot of nothing going on across the mid-atlantic. can you see we have very quiet conditions across the mid- atlantic. out to the west, we have our next frontal system. area of low pressure across central portions of the country will track up into the great lakes and to our north and drag a cold front through here. that will be late in the day tomorrow and tomorrow night. lots of sunshine today. during the day tomorrow, we'll see more in the way of cloudiness and an increasing chance for showers, madeleine albright a thunderstorm tomorrow night. that will set us up for the nice weekend. we need the rain. until tomorrow evening, gorgeous weather for the remainder of today. 83 your afternoon high. lots of sunshine. wind will be lighter than yesterday. wind out of the north and east at five miles per hour. generally a good-looking five- day forecast. best chance of rain late in the day tomo
manassas, 52 degrees. gaithersburg, 54. frederick, 52. 64 in washington. i mentioned it will be another beautiful day and it is. our high temperatures back in the 80s. whole lot of nothing going on across the mid-atlantic. can you see we have very quiet conditions across the mid- atlantic. out to the west, we have our next frontal system. area of low pressure across central portions of the country will track up into the great lakes and to our north and drag a cold front through here. that will...
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temperaturewi, we're at 78 in sterling, 79 in manassas and quantico coming in at 80. 86 thursday, warming up nicely, ahead of a frontal boundary that could give us a slight chance of a shower on friday morning. guys? >> thank you, doug. >>robitussen, nyquil, dimetapp are being used to get a cheap high. >> now the fda is meeting to decide whether the cold medicines should be available only by escription. experts say if you drink two bottles or more, you can get an irregular heartbeat, seizures, it could even kill you. a survey found emergency room visits related to dex abuse jumped 70% between 2004 and 2008. here's some fod for ought, if you suffer from seasol allergies. certain fruits and vegetables can make your runny nose and itchy eyes even worse. peopleensitive to tree pollen may be sensitive to almonds, app apples and carrots. doctors say sometimes the body reads chemils in certain foods as allergens. >> interesting. > turning now to sports, and lindsay's mom is the one serving lunch with caron butler. >> the theme of this lunch is home. sincee was traded to the wizards in 2005, caro
temperaturewi, we're at 78 in sterling, 79 in manassas and quantico coming in at 80. 86 thursday, warming up nicely, ahead of a frontal boundary that could give us a slight chance of a shower on friday morning. guys? >> thank you, doug. >>robitussen, nyquil, dimetapp are being used to get a cheap high. >> now the fda is meeting to decide whether the cold medicines should be available only by escription. experts say if you drink two bottles or more, you can get an irregular...
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as the band stretching from northwestern montgomery county to the seneca area, down towards manassas, the yellow line that you see. that is pushing off to the east and northeast. calvert county is seeing a light rain. it is 72 right now at reagan national. low 80's this afternoon with sunshine and becoming less humid. we will start tomorrow with sunshine and end the day in clients. challahs wednesday night into thursday with a great weekend. >>> 66 eastbound is busy. and 20 minutes to your commute with the back up before you get to the exit for the planes. the crash is before haymarket. the left lane is closed and the truck is there. there's a wreck in the hov lane north.and no traffic is moving slowly alice springfield on the left side to the pentagon. metrorail is on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a two-year-old boy is fighting for his life after accidentally shooting himself in the chest. two teenagers face charges. it happened early monday morning along little elliott drive in hagerstown. brianne carter joins us from children's national medical center in d.c. where
as the band stretching from northwestern montgomery county to the seneca area, down towards manassas, the yellow line that you see. that is pushing off to the east and northeast. calvert county is seeing a light rain. it is 72 right now at reagan national. low 80's this afternoon with sunshine and becoming less humid. we will start tomorrow with sunshine and end the day in clients. challahs wednesday night into thursday with a great weekend. >>> 66 eastbound is busy. and 20 minutes to...
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investigators say a cigarette caused a fire that destroyed three homes in manassas, virginia. thursday flames jumped from house to house on tille it tt loop. a smoker put a cigarette out in a potted plant. flames spread from a deck to vinyl on the house and to the homes next door. >>> a fairfax county teenager is in the hospital with life threatening injuries after he was hit by car last night. this happened about 8:15 at the intersection of pleasant valley road and smith haven place in centerville. police questioned the driver who did stay on the scene after the accident. >>> your weather forecast is up next. >>> welcome back. chuck bell is in storm center 4 with some clouds andmaybe even rain, chuck? >> light rain a sunday morning for us. not going to add up to too much. sometimes even a few hundredths are just enough to get you wet. outside take a check of the temperatures. first 67 degrees at national rport. 71 in st. mary's county. 62 in falls church. 61 degrees in leesburg. 59 in martinsburg, west virginia. here's a look at live doppler and there are some light rain show
investigators say a cigarette caused a fire that destroyed three homes in manassas, virginia. thursday flames jumped from house to house on tille it tt loop. a smoker put a cigarette out in a potted plant. flames spread from a deck to vinyl on the house and to the homes next door. >>> a fairfax county teenager is in the hospital with life threatening injuries after he was hit by car last night. this happened about 8:15 at the intersection of pleasant valley road and smith haven place...